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Presbyterians love to eat and are really good cooks. We seldom gather without the fellowship of food. We share some of our favorite recipes here.

Famous Chicken Pie

The chicken pie supper was originated during the depression in the 1930’s. Uncle Sam Roper, the Presbyterian minister during this time, made it an annual event. The pie recipe was originated by the ladies from the resourcefulness demanded of them during these bleak times to provide nutritious meals with little or no money available to do so. If there was no lard to use for the crust, they let the broth from the cooked chickens cool, causing all the chicken fat to rise to the top and it could be skimmed off. This was used for the shortening and made the crust even more tasty. No vegetables were used in the pie. Canned or fresh vegetables were served separately.

The tradition of the pie supper gave all the families in the church a chance to gather and bring what they had to share in a meal and enjoy the fellowship. Uncle Sam enjoyed these gatherings so much, as well as the chicken pie, that he would ask for a supper more often. These suppers continued until Uncle Sam retired and the congregation had the resources to be able to buy other meat and did not have to rely on the chickens they grew in their back yards.

Our congregation is reviving the chicken pie dinner to honor all those women who so faithfully worked to make their family meals so good and for their devotion to their church during the depression and into World War II. All of those ladies have passed away, but their recipe has survived, and it is available to anyone. We do not use lard or chicken fat today but if you want to use them you can.

Famous Chicken Pie
From the kitchen of Steelville Presbyterian Ladies
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Chicken Spaghetti
From the kitchen of Colleen Schmidt
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Vanilla Bean Ice Cream & Salted Caramel Sauce
From the kitchen of Mary Stearn
Mary brought her homemade vanilla bean ice cream and caramel sauce to our Ice Cream Social a few years ago and it was a big hit. 
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Taco Soup
From the kitchen of Shirley Stulce
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Salsa
From the kitchen of Lynn Frazier
Lynn brought this salsa to many Presbyterian Women meetings. Lynn shared this recipe with Marilyn Lakaner and Marilyn has now shared it with all of us. We encourage you to try this salsa recipe and think of Lynn. We miss her.
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Crisscross Peanut Butter Cookies
From the kitchen of Marilyn Mounce
When Marilyn worked at Brown Shoe Company she would take these to birthdays, retirements, etc. Ina Gladden would take some home to Jumby. Because of his heart condition, he could only have a couple at a time. Ina had to hide them from him. I believe there was too much potassium in them. Ina told Marilyn sometimes she’d hear someone going through cabinets late at night. Jumby would be trying to find where she’d hid them.
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Baked Spaghetti
From the kitchen of Rob Viehman
Rob often brings this easy dish to pot-luck lunches, and it is a crowd favorite.
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Snickers/Apple Salad
From the kitchen of Wendy Downing
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Potato Casserole
From the kitchen of Carol Banta
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Chicken and Noodles/Dumplings
From the kitchen of Willie Bowness
Willie is a chicken and dumplings queen and she has shared this dish with us at church pot-luck lunches. We are grateful that she has now shared her recipe.
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Old Settler's Baked Beans
From the kitchen of Jennifer Whitson
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Grandma Wil's Yeast Rolls
From the kitchen of Jodie Cottrell
A few years ago, Jodie Cottrell came to a church meeting with her homemade rolls that needed to rise and bake before another event she was attending later that day. The rolls smelled heavenly and she told us they were her grandma Wil's (Wilma Earls) recipe. 
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Crock Pot Potato Soup
From the kitchen of Caroline Viehman
Rob and Caroline discovered an easy and delicious recipe for potato soup made in a crock pot. They have brought this soup to previous Ash Wednesday soup suppers and would like to share it with you.
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Sweet Potato Crunch
From the kitchen of Willie Bowness
Wille got this recipe from Dodie Sargent, Bonnie Cornelius's mom.
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